FOODIE DIARIES

By Jim Ayres Happy Holidays, MONTROSE STAR readers! I hope you all had a filling Thanksgiving and are looking forward to the year-end observances. We’ll be staying in and away

By Jim Ayres Happy Thanksgiving, MONTROSE STAR readers! I’m writing this at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. That means shortly afterward, we’ll either still have much to be thankful

By Jim Ayres I was so hoping it would be over with. This summer, as you may know, I was stuck in the hospital for a month recuperating from a

By Jim Ayres Hello, MONTROSE STAR readers! I’ve missed you. A month in the hospital took me out of the loop, but COVID-19 has taken everyone else out of it,

Dine out while staying in By Jim Ayres What’s a dining writer to do when there’s nowhere to dine? These are tough times, and the hospitality industry is taking the

By Jim Ayres Houston’s East Village, that is. The recently christened entertainment district borders St. Emanuel and Polk on one side and BBVA Compass Stadium on the other. It’s where

By Jim Ayres Costco, you’re better than this “Effective March 16, 2020, an active Costco membership card will be required to purchase items from our food court,†the sign reads.

By Jim Ayres I was late to the party, but I’m glad I went. After all, it wasn’t – and never will be – “on my diet.†But I couldn’t

| Has Houston Gone MAD? By Jim Ayres Tucked into the darker, backside of River Oaks District, the asylum awaits. Once inside, you need a minute to prepare yourself. The

By Jim Ayres A while back, on a cold winters’ eve, I stopped into Weights + Measures for dessert and an after-dinner drink. It hadn’t been open long, and the